PLDT and its wireless unit Smart bolster their child online protection initiatives in Visayas by conducting the “Better Today for Kids: Bata, Bata Kami ang Iyong Kasangga” learning caravan, in the municipalities of Daanbantayan in Cebu and Miagao in Iloilo.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart boost their efforts to fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). In August alone, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group blocked access to more than 400,000 URLs that host child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM).

The PLDT Group lauds the Philippine government’s establishment of the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to combat rising cases of Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. embolden their digital wellness and child online protection initiatives by holding the Better Today Psychological First Aid program in Visayas, in partnership with Football for Humanity.

PLDT Home and Smart Communications, Inc. supported the Basic Internet Crimes Against Children Training for law enforcement officers in Cebu, organized by International Justice Mission Philippines and Bidlisiw Foundation Inc.

Together with Football for Humanity, PLDT and Smart strengthen child protection initiatives by providing training for football coaches to help turn them into providers of psychological first-aid care for survivors of OSAEC.

PLDT and Smart call for a deeper collaborative approach in fighting online sexual abuse and exploitation of children at the 7th National Women’s Summit. The PLDT Group earlier pledged continuous support to government efforts in protecting children online following the call of President Marcos to intensify the fight against OSAEC.

Over 1M OSAEC URLs and online content blocked since June 2021

Leading integrated telco network PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) are urging the Government and other industry stakeholders to collaborate more closely to combat online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM), in compliance with Republic Act no 11930, or the Anti-OSAEC and CSAEM Act.